Improvement in painting striped awnings



G. E. WHEELER.

Painting Striped Awnings.

NO. 138,773. Patented May13,1873.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFIoE.

CHARLES E. WHEELER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAINTING STRIPED AWNINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,773, dated May 13,1873; application filed March 22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. WHEELER, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in the Manufacture of Awning-Stripes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture ofawning-stripes, consisting in striping whitecloth with oil-colors bymeans of one or more painting-rollers partially immersed in one or moreboxes containing the color with which the cloth is to be striped, incombination with an elastic pressure-roller, between which and thepaint-roller the cloth is drawn.

Before the cloth is striped I let it pass through a sizing-machinecontaining water, solution of soap, or alkalies, for the purpose ofpreventing the oil-paint from spreading out all over the cloth. Afterthe cloth has been striped it is hung up to dry, and is then ready forthe use of tents, awnings, &c.

The awning-stripe manufactured in this manner is very durable, and theoil-paint with which it is striped will not fade as quickly as theordinary Woven stripe now used. Another advantage of my oil-paintedawning-stripe is that water will not pass through it, and it is,therefore, very useful for tents, awnings,

I can make my awning-stripe with brighter colors than can be made withwoven stripes, as the oil-paint is not so liable to fade in the sun asthe dyed stripes now in general use.

On the drawing, Figure 1 is a ground plan of the coloring-machine. Fig.2 is a cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 is a ground plan of the sizingapparatus; and Fig. 4 represents a cross-section of Fig. 3. I

Similar letters refer to similar parts whereever they occur on thedrawing.

a on the drawing, Figs. 1 and 2, is the table supported on a suitableframe-work, b b,

as shown. 0 is a plain cylindrical roller covered on its circumferencewith an elastic annular ring, d. The cylinder 0 is movable in bearingsin each end, and provided in one end with a crank, c, or its equivalent,by which the said roller is set in a circular motion. ff are the rollersthat convey the oil-paint from the boxes 9 g to the cloth as it passesbetween the roller 0 and the coloring-rollers f f The said rollers ffare partially immersed in the oil-paint in the boxes g g, as shown inFig. 2, and are made to revolve loose in suitable bearings. Thefriction-roller c d can be pressed more or less in contact with thepaintrollers ff by means of the wheel h, screw 42, and beam is. Theroller 0 d is for this purpose supported in movable bearings that mayslide up or down in a slot in each of the standards H. The rollers ffmay be made of any desirable shape, according to the number and width ofthe stripes that are to be painted on the cloth. m is the roller onwhich the cloth is wound in the sizing machine, which will hereinafterbe described. The roller m is made to run in bearings n n attached tothe standards l l or any other stationary part of the machine, as may bepractical. Any suitable arrangement, such as a weight, spring, &c., maybe used to increase the tension on the roller m, so that the cloth maybe delivered evenly to the rollers c ff. 0 is a small guideroller forthe purpose of properly guiding the painted cloth from the machine tothe dryingrack.

The sizing apparatus is fully shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and is constructedas follows: 1) is a .suitable trough containing water or a weak solutionof soap or alkalies. The roller q is partially immersed in the liquidand made to revolve loosely in hearings in the ends of the trough p.Another roller, 0", is also made to revolve loosely in bearings attachedto the trough p, but the latter roller is not at all immersed in theliquid. The cloth s passes over a guide-roller, t, and between therollers q r, where it is sized sufficiently to prevent the oilpaint fromspreading. The cloth is at last wound upon the roller u. The roller uwith the damp cloth wound upon it is afterward placed in the positionmarked m on Fig. 2, and the cloth is now ready to pass between thepainting-rollers ff and elastic rollers 0 d, as heretofore described.

Having thus fully described the nature, eon- I I.

in g -stripes, painted by machine in oil-colors, in

struction, and operation of my invention, I wish to secure by LettersPatent, and. claim 1. In combination with the elastic pressureroller 0d, screw h i, and bar is, or their equivalents, of one or morepattern-rollers, ff partially immersed in the oil-paint contained in theboxes 9 g, for the purpose of striping awnings, 850., with 0i1-paint,asherein shown and described.

2. In combination with the oil-striping apparatus herein described, thesizing-machine consisting of the trough p, immersed roller q, roihlelrst, r, and u, as and for the purpose set 'ort 3. As a new article ofmanufacture, awnthe manner herein shown and described.

4. The process of manufacturing oil-colored striped awning, as hereinshown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingI have hereunto set my hand this12th day of March, 1873.

CHARLES E. WHEELER.

Witnesses ALBAN ANnRnN, JOHN R. HEARD.

